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FAIRMONT Monday, Aug. 10 12:43 a.m. — Police investigated a threats complaint in the 500 block of North Grant Street. 6:26 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 400 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. 7:23 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 300 block of East 2nd Street. 11:09 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 100 block of West 1st Street. 1:57 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 100 block of Albion Avenue. 5:28 p.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 1600 block of ...

Council revisits pickleball, talks building code

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FAIRMONT—Monday’s Fairmont City Council agenda was short at just 33 pages and the council spent the majority of the meeting talking about discussion items. These included building code enforcement, pickleball and tennis courts and a city administrator evaluation. The council talked about the possibility of adding pickleball and tennis courts at Jeffery Kot Fields, as it was added by Council Member Randy Lubenow. Recently, both the council and the Fairmont Park Board have been talking about where to put new pickleball courts and the last location and amount being considered were ...

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FAIRMONT Friday, Aug. 7 9:33 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 700 block of East 1st Street. 3:59 p.m. — A suspicious person was reported in the 100 block of West 12th Street. 5:20 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 400 block of North Dewey Street. 5:59 p.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 700 block of East 1st Street. 8:24 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 700 block of North Dewey Street. Saturday, Aug. 8 12:34 a.m. to 11:05 p.m. — (4) ordinance violations were reported in Fairmont. A verbal ...

MN Music Hall of Fame shares the origin story of First Avenue

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NEW ULM — Last Saturday, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted a virtual presentation tracing the early history of First Avenue, from its 1970 launch as the Depot to its rise as a world-famous landmark. Historian Jeanne Andersen scripted and narrated "From the Depot to First ...

Large response to large hog barn fire in Bricelyn

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BRICELYN — The Faribault County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 1:44 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, regarding a hog barn on fire at 49391 110th Street in Bricelyn, from Frost Fire Department Fire Chief Nick Olson, who was a passerby. Olson notified the Faribault County Sheriff's Office that a County Wide Water Mutual Aid call was needed and that both Blue Earth Fire Department and Wells Fire Department Ariel's were also in need. Hog site workers were not present, and an initial attack was started by first responding fire departments. With the severity of the size of the fire, the ...

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MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Zoe L. Frascht, 25, of Forest City, Iowa; fined $125; Benjamin D. Waldner, 24, of Lennox, S.D.; fined $225. Water-related equipment-fail to remove/open drain plug/bailer/other devices while transport — Matthew L. Wangen, 51, of Hayward; fined $135. Duty to drive with due care — Krystopher D. Mohwinkel, 33, of Saint James; fined $125. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Breck R. Hagen, 22, of New Prague; Raheel Y. Rao, 43, of Hanover Park, Ill.; Larry L. Davis, 62, of Cannon Falls; fined $125; Blake J. O’Donnell, 18, ...